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Ugo Rondinone — When the water went south for the winter it carried us down like storm driven gulls
Ugo Rondinone

When the water went south for the winter it carried us down like storm driven gulls

A cascading arrangement of vibrantly colored cast resin figures suspended in fluid, weightless motion, evoking the migratory restlessness of birds surrendering to the force of wind and water. Rondinone's luminous, translucent forms blur the boundary between the human and the natural world, capturing a collective drift that feels both inevitable and poetic. The work embodies a melancholic beauty, reflecting on cycles of movement, displacement, and the overwhelming power of elemental forces.

Medium
cast resin

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 15, 2015

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Ugo Rondinone, When the water went south for the winter it carried us down like storm driven gulls

A cascading arrangement of vibrantly colored cast resin figures suspended in fluid, weightless motion, evoking the migratory restlessness of birds surrendering to the force of wind and water. Rondinone's luminous, translucent forms blur the boundary between the human and the natural world, capturing a collective drift that feels both inevitable and poetic. The work embodies a melancholic beauty, reflecting on cycles of movement, displacement, and the overwhelming power of elemental forces.

Medium
cast resin
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cast Resin, Figurative Sculpture, Melancholic Mood, Nature Symbolism, Figurative Abstraction, Nature Imagery, Male Artist, Poetic Naturalism, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, 21st Century, Swiss Artist, Meditative Mood, Three-Dimensional, Earth Tones, Abstract, Text-Based Art

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Paul McNally